Parent Newsletter: Speaking for Children

What’s best for our youngest children is best for everyone!

First 5 Sonoma County publishes two-page newsletters on topics helpful to parents of children 0-5.

Newest edition: Warming up your baby’s brain for reading (PDF: 319 kB)

1. ABCs of Child Development (PDF: 1.52 MB)
2. Alcohol and Pregnancy (PDF: 111 kB)
3. All children need preventive care (PDF: 152 kB)
4. April is child abuse prevention awareness month (PDF: 391 kB)
5. Autism (PDF: 147 kB)
6. Caring for Infants and Toddlers (PDF: 100 kB)
7. Child abuse prevention awareness (PDF: 121 kB)
8. Children’s health insurance (PDF: 156 kB)
9. Developmental Milestones for Babies 0-2 (PDF: 89 kB)
10. Early literacy builds lifelong learning (PDF: 134 kB)
11. Encouraging young children to be physically active (PDF: 153 kB)
12. Free kit for new parents (PDF: 125 kB)
13. The Gift of Family Time (PDF: 102 kB)
14. Good dental habits start early (PDF: 130 kB)
15. Grandparents can help children reach their potential (PDF: 116 kB)
16. Helping your child eat healthy for life (PDF: 164 kB)
17. Important Building Blocks for Literacy (PDF: 522 kB)
18. Keeping children safe from poison (PDF: 141 kB)
19. Keeping children safe from secondhand smoke (PDF: 136 kB)
20. Kids need dad’s love just as much as mom’s (PDF: 116 kB)
21. Making the most of your child’s summer (PDF: 147 kB)
22. Playing together in the arts (PDF: 160 kB)
23. Quality child care counts (PDF: 149 kB)
24. Ready for school - ready for life (PDF: 288 kB)
25. School success begins at home (PDF: 132 kB)
26. The early childhood years are most important (PDF: 140 kB)
27. Tips for Choosing Toys for Toddlers (PDF: 101 kB)
28. Tips for summer safety (PDF: 140 kB)
29. Tips on nurturing your child’s social-emotional development (PDF: 120 kB)
30. Toilet Training (PDF: 125 kB)
31. TV and a Child’s Development (PDF: 120 kB)
32. Warming up your baby’s brain for reading (PDF: 319 kB)